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LMU93
In 2014 when they drafted Sam and signed Westbrooks as an UDFA they were basically in a two-man competition for the Rams' last DL spot. Sam played alright in preseason but I remember Westbrooks was clearly the better player.
I have no evidence to back me up, but my tinfoil hat has always made me suspect that there was some collusion behind the Rams signing Westbrooks.
If I recall correctly, the NFL made it known that they wanted Sam drafted, St. Louis was deemed the best fit, due to Sam playing at Missouri and having an extra 7th round pick. My feeling is that the 'reward" for doing so was the other teams would allow the Rams first shot at Westbrooks, who I assume they would have taken instead of Sam initially.
